Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-16

| Short cioaks are little more than mantle.
| in cape shape, or have visite sleeves. The
| long cloaks will be worn by elderly ladies
| these, however, are in ulster shape, While
| those for younger women are more II
redingote fashion, nearly filing the figure
and having full sleeves. Some affect the
long, full cloak, enyelopiDg the wearel
and without sleeves. Il is adjusted to the
figure in the back with en- added fullness
for the skirt.
Astrschan as trimming is restored to
favor. and there is q new gray fur, soft
and of firm fleece, which is used with
good effect with the new shades of blue
For outdoor garments, fur promises to
be fsvorite trimming, and nothing seems
more suitable for this purpose.
One of the New York fashion journals
in speaking of the various ornamental &C
cessorles to 9 lsdy's toilet, says that the
silver girdle is to be superseded by ropes
of beads, links Of pGssementerie and later
by fur rolls. The latter are made princi-
pslly OF sealskin and are q soft roll, about
two inches in diameter, nearly three yards
long and finished at the ends with balls Of
sealkin pendant from passementerie
loops. They cross the back ct the waist
line, droop dowE toward the front and
are taste ed low on the left hip. The
bead girdles are of Jet beads, to be worn
with black gowns, while others of col
ored beads will match the color of the
gown with which they are to be worn.
PLAID COSTUME.
4 stylish plaided costume of dark blue
and wood brown Amazon cloth crossed
with lines of golden amber. The under
skirt OF dark blue velvet is killed its en-
tire length. The tunic above is of the
plaid, draped to reach quite to the foot Of
the Underdress just in front, and is open
up each side to the belt. The cloth jacket
is turned back with deep lspels OF velvet,
with q Waistcoat beneath of the same
closed with bronze buttons. Another
costume is made of dark moss-green and
amber plaid, the cloth OF basket weave.
The skirts are OF this fabric intricstely
draped. Above is Jersey of silk finish
stockinette, this Of dark green with fine
cashmere gimp trimming on collar, vest
and sleeves.
KNITTED STAR QUILT.
Materials-Morse & Kaley's No. knit
ting cotton. 1t takes about two boxes
for quilt. -Four, shout No. I6, steel
needles.
CAST stitches on each of needles, 2
stitches on the third.
Make l, knit l all round, Snd there are
16 stitches
First round-"Mske l, plain, repeat
from to > all round.
Second and all even rounds plain.
Third round-*Meke L, plain, "repeat
from to all round.
Fifth round-*Make 1, plain, repeat
from to all round.
Seventh round-*Mske l, plsin, *re-
peat from to ali round.
Ninth round Make l, 6 plain, srepeat
from to al round.
Eleventh round-*Make l, z plain, *re-
peat from to all round
Twelfth round-This round being knit
ted plsin, gives stitches between each
open row, which is the widest part Of
each star point.
Thirteenth round-*Make 1, 1 plain,
make l, narrow, plain, repeat from
to all round.
Fifteenth round-*Make l, l plain
(make /, narrow twice, 4 plain, repeat
from to ali round.
Seventeenth round-*Make l, l plain
(make 1, narrow times, plain, *re-
peat from to all round.
Nineteenth Round-*Make l, plain
(make 1, narrow 4 times, plain, "re-
peat from to all round.
Twenty first Round-+Make 1, plain
(make l, narrow times, plain, sre-
peat from to all round.